modifying system table - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Divya Jain
Subject modifying system table
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Msg-id 4.3.2.7.2.20030528141514.03235970@mira-sjc5-5.cisco.com
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Responses Re: modifying system table  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
defined max length  (lexx@gorodok.net)
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I'm running Postgres 7.2.4. A VARCHAR column in my schema needs to be longer than the currently defined max length.
Whatis the best way to achieve this without adding a new column with the correct VARCHAR length ? 

One way I figured is to modify the pg_attribute table and set atttypmod to the correct value. Just want to know if
thereis any risk involved in doing this. 
Thanks
Divya


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